This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Theory > Rhetoric > Rhetoric – Quiz 89 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Rhetoric Quiz 89 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The denotation of a word is ..... A) Literal definition. B) Synonym. C) Feeling. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Literal definition. 2. Pointing out where another's observations need modification or correction A) Rhetorical question. B) Repetition. C) Corrective measures. D) Correction of erroneous views. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Correction of erroneous views. 3. What is the term for a figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect? A) Antithesis. B) Hyperbole. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antithesis. 4. What was an early disadvantage of Electronic Media? A) Electronics were always readily available. B) Electronics were expensive enough that few households had them. C) Messages sent through electronic media were too short. D) Electronic media allowed advertisers to reach larger groups of people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electronics were expensive enough that few households had them. 5. What rhetorical appeal is used here?Studies show that people who eat chocolate are 72% happier than those who don't. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 6. The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant. The difference between what appears to be and what actually is true. A) Irony. B) Verbal Irony. C) Situational Irony. D) Dramatic Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 7. Why doesn't reason alone convince others to change their minds? A) People are inherently logical. B) Reason is the most persuasive tool. C) People are convinced by emotions and intuition. D) Reason is always objective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People are convinced by emotions and intuition. 8. Persons experiences A) Archetype. B) Allegory. C) Anecdote. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anecdote. 9. To give the qualities of a person to something that isn't human or that isn't even alive. A) Personification. B) Rhetorical devices. C) Hyperbole. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 10. The appeal to logic is also called ..... A) Pathos. B) Ethos. C) Logos. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 11. His words were like daggers to her heart. A) Metaphor. B) Repetition. C) Personification. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 12. Name the type of appeal being used here:Nearly 25% of all car accidents are caused by drivers using a cell phone while driving. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 13. Which is the correct order of the parts of a speech? A) Introduction, Background, Thesis, Development of Thesis, Consideration of counterclaims, Conclusion. B) Introduction, Thesis, Background, Development of Thesis, Consideration of counterclaims, Conclusion. C) Introduction, Background, Thesis, Consideration of counterclaims, Development of Thesis, Conclusion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introduction, Background, Thesis, Development of Thesis, Consideration of counterclaims, Conclusion. 14. A statement that seems absurd or self contradicting but could be true upon analysis A) Allusion. B) Sarcasm. C) Cliche. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paradox. 15. Incorrect information that is spread but is purposefully done in a malicious way to cause harm A) Propaganda. B) Disinformation. C) Satire. D) Misinformation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disinformation. 16. Deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs A) Anaphora. B) Denotation. C) Assonance. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 17. Casey was such a pushy leader; she was easily defeated as class president. A) Positive connotation. B) Neutral Connotation. C) Negative Connotation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Negative Connotation. 18. Which rhetorical device is being used? Sprite Zero is 100% sugar-free. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Lagos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 19. In grammar, parallelism, also known as parallel structure or parallel construction, is a balance within one or more sentences of similar phrases or clauses that have the same grammatical structure. The application of parallelism affects readability and may make texts easier to process. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. What does SLO stand for? A) Some Lonely Octopus. B) Student Learning Outcomes. C) Subarus Leak Oil. D) School Looks Obnoxious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Student Learning Outcomes. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTheory QuizzesRhetoric Quiz 1Rhetoric Quiz 2Rhetoric Quiz 3Rhetoric Quiz 4Rhetoric Quiz 5Rhetoric Quiz 6Rhetoric Quiz 7Rhetoric Quiz 8Rhetoric Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books